Interim Commercial Manager

Interim Commercial Manager to join a dedicated surge team responsible for delivering a high volume of business-critical procurement and sourcing activity. This is a hands-on role requiring an individual who can independently lead complex procurement exercises, manage multiple concurrent projects, and provide expert commercial advice within a regulated public sector environment.

Client Details: This is a national government body going through a busy period.

Description

• Lead and manage end-to-end procurement and sourcing activities across multiple projects.
• Accelerate procurement timelines to support business-critical requirements.
• Develop procurement strategies, business cases and approvals documentation.
• Produce tender documentation, manage clarifications, coordinate evaluations and support contract award decisions.
• Engage with stakeholders to define and refine procurement requirements, ensuring consideration of whole-life costs and operational needs.
• Provide commercial advice and guidance to stakeholders across business, finance, legal and technical functions.
• Manage framework call-offs, contract variations and change control processes.
• Ensure compliance with public procurement legislation, governance requirements and transparency obligations.
• Publish procurement and contract award notices where required.
• Support procurement governance processes and present recommendations to senior stakeholders and approval boards.
• Manage a varied portfolio of procurement projects, often handling 15-20 concurrent procurements.

Profile

• Significant experience in procurement, sourcing or contract management delivering complex commercial solutions.
• Strong understanding and practical application of:
• Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015
• Procurement Act 2023
• Public sector procurement principles and governance requirements
• Experience procuring goods and services within a regulated environment.
• Proven experience leading above-threshold procurements and contracts with values up to £10m.
• Experience developing procurement strategies, evaluation methodologies and tender documentation.
• Demonstrable ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities to demanding deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Experience providing commercial advice and influencing decision-making at all levels.
• Experience using eSourcing and contract management systems, particularly Atamis / Health Family eCommercial System.
• Experience with public sector frameworks, including Government Commercial Agency (formerly CCS), NHS SBS, NHS Supply Chain and university purchasing consortia.
• High levels of accuracy, organisation and attention to detail.

Candidates must have recent experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Laboratory equipment, scientific instrumentation, reagents, consumables or associated services.
• Research, consultancy, analysis, insights or professional services.
• Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) procurement.

Job Offer

This is an Interim Commercial Manager role that is running till March 2027 paying £400 per day (Inside IR35). The organisation is North West based but they operate remote so you need to be able to work remotely.